Note: the Asus routers in this thread are all pretty good.
Note: I do not recommend lower end Asus ZenWiFi series like ZenWiFi 4/5/6 (okay as mesh node after a powerful router like TUF-AX6000, RT-AX86U, RT-AX86U Pro or GT-AX6000) as they seem to have multiple issues as reported in this forum, especially when the main node is also the main router.
Note: I also do not recommend Asus ZenWiFi XT8 and ZenWiFi Pro XT12 unless you need to use wireless backhaul.
Note: in general if you do not need to use wireless backhaul with AImesh, there is no good reason to go with GT-AX11000 or GT-AX11000 Pro -- GT-AX6000 will be better and more cost effective.
High-end: Asus RT-AX89X, GT-AX11000 Pro, GT-AX6000 (highly recommended), RT-AX88U Pro, RT-AX86U Pro, GT-AX11000, RT-AX86U, RT-AX88U (not covered in this thread)
Mid-high end: RT-AX86S, TUF-AX6000
Mid-end: RT-AX82U and TUF-AX5400, RT-AX5400, TUF-AX4200 (recomended).
Chipset info:
http://en.techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/List_of_802.11ax_Hardware
Long range performance for WiFi 6 Routers
From https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-ax88u-pro-review/
Asus routers are excellent choics among consumer routets. They have very good FW features and relatively long term FW support compared to Netgear, Linksys and TP-Link.
FW features: https://dongknows.com/asus-wi-fi-routers-explained/
AIMesh is also a good option to go with.
https://dongknows.com/asus-aimesh-overview/https://dongknows.com/best-aimesh-routers-and-combos/
1) GT-AX11000: it seems that there are not many posts about GT-AX11000, so I will include it here. It is very much like a tri-band version of RT-AX86U as the CPU is the same (BCM4908). It has 2.5G WAN/LAN port just like RT-AX86U.
Ref: https://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/fea...gear-tplink/performance-analysis-conclusion-2
2) GT-AX6000 is one of the best AX routers out there in the market. It is even better than RT-AX86U.
It has a higher end CPU (BCM4912) . It has one 2.5G WAN/LAN port and one 2.5G LAN port.
https://rog.asus.com/networking/rog-rapture-gt-ax6000-model/
DongKnows review:
https://dongknows.com/asus-rog-rapture-gt-ax6000-gaming-router-review/
Chinese reviewer's comparison among GT-AX6000, RT-AX86U and Xiaomi AX9000.
3) Asus RT-AX86U Router: one of the best AX routers out there in the market.
RT-AX86S is a cut-down version of RT-AX86U and not really worth the price.
Main advantage of RT-AX86U versus RT-AX88U is the 2.5 Gbps WAN/LAN port, giving it true 2 Gbps networking capabilities for WAN, LAN and WiFi. Whether that is useful or not depending on the use cases.
Dongknows review of RT-AX86U: it was listed as the best WiFi 6 router until GT-AX6000 came out.
https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-ax86u-ax5700-gaming-router-review/
4) RT-AX82U and TUF-AX5400 -- can only be considered as mid-end router compared to the above due to lower end CPU used. But they have excellent wireless performance. It may well be enough for many users.
DongKnows review of RT-AX82U
https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-ax82u-ax5400-gaming-router-review/
DongKnows review of TUF-AX5400
https://dongknows.com/asus-tuf-ax5400-gaming-router-review/
5) TUF-AX4200
Lower wireless spec than RT-AX82U and TUF-AX5400, but with a much faster Filogic 830 CPU from MediaTek.
https://www.mediatek.com/products/home-networking/mediatek-filogic-830
Simple review:
https://www.blacktubi.com/review/tuf-ax4200/
6) GT-AX11000 Pro is now available in Singapore, with one 10G WAN/LAN port and one 2.5G WAN port. It also has the faster BCM4912 CPU compared to BCM4908 used in GT-AX11000.
https://rog.asus.com/sg/networking/rog-rapture-gt-ax11000-pro-model/
Review by DongKnows
https://dongknows.com/asus-rog-rapture-gt-ax11000-pro-review/
Simple Youtube review:
7) RT-AX86U Pro is now available in SIngapore, with similar to spec to RT-AX86U but with the faster BCM4912 CPU.
https://www.asus.com/sg/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-gaming-routers/rt-ax86u-pro/
Simple Youtube review:
8) TUF-AX6000 is using MTK FiLogic 830 platform with 2.5G WAN x1 and 2.5G LAN x 1(NEW)
https://www.asus.com/sg/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-gaming-routers/tuf-gaming-ax6000/Simple Youtube review
9) RT-AX88U Pro is quite good but it is not available in Singapore yet. I actually do not consider it as the upgrade of RT-AX88U as the two are quite different. So it will be covered in this thread.
https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-ax88u-pro-review/
10) Existing thread for RT-AX89X, it is still the highest end WiFi 6 routers from Asus in terms of CPU power and the two 10G ports. There are not many discussions though.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/maylyns-networking-asus-ax89x.6089070/
11) Existing RT-AX88U thread -- it is the first AX router from Asue with good WiFi performance. It also has 8 LAN ports. I will not recommend to buy it now. It will not be covered in this thread.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/review-asus-rt-ax88u.6012723/
Some advanced feature of high-end Asus routers.
1) VLAN -- GT-AX11000 Pro, GT-AX6000, ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000, RT-AX86U Pro, RT-AX88U Pro, ZenWiFi Pro ET12, ZenWIFI Pro XT12
https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1049415/
2) Guest Network Pro -- GT-AX11000 Pro, GT-AX6000, ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000, RT-AX86U Pro, RT-AX88U Pro, ZenWiFi Pro ET12, ZenWIFI Pro XT12
https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1049414/
Note: I do not recommend lower end Asus ZenWiFi series like ZenWiFi 4/5/6 (okay as mesh node after a powerful router like TUF-AX6000, RT-AX86U, RT-AX86U Pro or GT-AX6000) as they seem to have multiple issues as reported in this forum, especially when the main node is also the main router.
Note: I also do not recommend Asus ZenWiFi XT8 and ZenWiFi Pro XT12 unless you need to use wireless backhaul.
Note: in general if you do not need to use wireless backhaul with AImesh, there is no good reason to go with GT-AX11000 or GT-AX11000 Pro -- GT-AX6000 will be better and more cost effective.
High-end: Asus RT-AX89X, GT-AX11000 Pro, GT-AX6000 (highly recommended), RT-AX88U Pro, RT-AX86U Pro, GT-AX11000, RT-AX86U, RT-AX88U (not covered in this thread)
Mid-high end: RT-AX86S, TUF-AX6000
Mid-end: RT-AX82U and TUF-AX5400, RT-AX5400, TUF-AX4200 (recomended).
Chipset info:
http://en.techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/List_of_802.11ax_Hardware
Long range performance for WiFi 6 Routers
From https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-ax88u-pro-review/
Asus routers are excellent choics among consumer routets. They have very good FW features and relatively long term FW support compared to Netgear, Linksys and TP-Link.
FW features: https://dongknows.com/asus-wi-fi-routers-explained/
AIMesh is also a good option to go with.
https://dongknows.com/asus-aimesh-overview/https://dongknows.com/best-aimesh-routers-and-combos/
1) GT-AX11000: it seems that there are not many posts about GT-AX11000, so I will include it here. It is very much like a tri-band version of RT-AX86U as the CPU is the same (BCM4908). It has 2.5G WAN/LAN port just like RT-AX86U.
Ref: https://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/fea...gear-tplink/performance-analysis-conclusion-2
2) GT-AX6000 is one of the best AX routers out there in the market. It is even better than RT-AX86U.
It has a higher end CPU (BCM4912) . It has one 2.5G WAN/LAN port and one 2.5G LAN port.
https://rog.asus.com/networking/rog-rapture-gt-ax6000-model/
DongKnows review:
https://dongknows.com/asus-rog-rapture-gt-ax6000-gaming-router-review/
Chinese reviewer's comparison among GT-AX6000, RT-AX86U and Xiaomi AX9000.
3) Asus RT-AX86U Router: one of the best AX routers out there in the market.
RT-AX86S is a cut-down version of RT-AX86U and not really worth the price.
Main advantage of RT-AX86U versus RT-AX88U is the 2.5 Gbps WAN/LAN port, giving it true 2 Gbps networking capabilities for WAN, LAN and WiFi. Whether that is useful or not depending on the use cases.
Dongknows review of RT-AX86U: it was listed as the best WiFi 6 router until GT-AX6000 came out.
https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-ax86u-ax5700-gaming-router-review/
4) RT-AX82U and TUF-AX5400 -- can only be considered as mid-end router compared to the above due to lower end CPU used. But they have excellent wireless performance. It may well be enough for many users.
DongKnows review of RT-AX82U
https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-ax82u-ax5400-gaming-router-review/
DongKnows review of TUF-AX5400
https://dongknows.com/asus-tuf-ax5400-gaming-router-review/
5) TUF-AX4200
Lower wireless spec than RT-AX82U and TUF-AX5400, but with a much faster Filogic 830 CPU from MediaTek.
https://www.mediatek.com/products/home-networking/mediatek-filogic-830
Simple review:
https://www.blacktubi.com/review/tuf-ax4200/
6) GT-AX11000 Pro is now available in Singapore, with one 10G WAN/LAN port and one 2.5G WAN port. It also has the faster BCM4912 CPU compared to BCM4908 used in GT-AX11000.
https://rog.asus.com/sg/networking/rog-rapture-gt-ax11000-pro-model/
Review by DongKnows
https://dongknows.com/asus-rog-rapture-gt-ax11000-pro-review/
Simple Youtube review:
7) RT-AX86U Pro is now available in SIngapore, with similar to spec to RT-AX86U but with the faster BCM4912 CPU.
https://www.asus.com/sg/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-gaming-routers/rt-ax86u-pro/
Simple Youtube review:
8) TUF-AX6000 is using MTK FiLogic 830 platform with 2.5G WAN x1 and 2.5G LAN x 1(NEW)
https://www.asus.com/sg/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-gaming-routers/tuf-gaming-ax6000/Simple Youtube review
9) RT-AX88U Pro is quite good but it is not available in Singapore yet. I actually do not consider it as the upgrade of RT-AX88U as the two are quite different. So it will be covered in this thread.
https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-ax88u-pro-review/
10) Existing thread for RT-AX89X, it is still the highest end WiFi 6 routers from Asus in terms of CPU power and the two 10G ports. There are not many discussions though.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/maylyns-networking-asus-ax89x.6089070/
11) Existing RT-AX88U thread -- it is the first AX router from Asue with good WiFi performance. It also has 8 LAN ports. I will not recommend to buy it now. It will not be covered in this thread.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/review-asus-rt-ax88u.6012723/
Some advanced feature of high-end Asus routers.
1) VLAN -- GT-AX11000 Pro, GT-AX6000, ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000, RT-AX86U Pro, RT-AX88U Pro, ZenWiFi Pro ET12, ZenWIFI Pro XT12
https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1049415/
2) Guest Network Pro -- GT-AX11000 Pro, GT-AX6000, ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000, RT-AX86U Pro, RT-AX88U Pro, ZenWiFi Pro ET12, ZenWIFI Pro XT12
https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1049414/
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